Docker Extensions lets you use third-party tools within Docker Desktop to extend its functionality.

• Extensions allows developers to seamlessly connect their favorite development tools to your application development and deployment workflows
• Extensions augments Docker Desktop with debugging, testing, security, and networking functionalities, and build custom add-ons using the Extensions SDK
• Extensions open a realm of possibilities for developers by adding a variety of tools to your development workflows
• Developers can now leverage their favorite tools directly from within Docker Desktop with one-click installation of extensions
• Developers can now discover new ways to implement and optimize workflows in the Marketplace with Extensions from both official Extension partners and community members

Refer to this official link to learn more about Docker Extensions.

Here's a place to suggest new ideas for Docker Extensions and get new ideas of what to build for the larger Docker community.

Here is a list of Docker Extensions available in Docker Hub:

S.No.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	DockerHub	Popularity
1	Disk Usage	View disk space used by Docker and reclaim space in one click	Install	Link
2	Logs Explorer	View all container logs in one place so you can debug and troubleshoot faster	Install	Link
3	Resource Usage	Monitor and manage live data stream for running containers	Install	Link
4	Volumes Backup & Share	Backup, clone, restore, and share Docker volumes effortlessly	Install	Link
5	Uffizzi	Uffizzi lets you create and manage full-stack previews in the cloud from Docker Compose	Install	Link
6	Portainer	Docker container management made simple, with the world’s most popular GUI-based container management platform	Install	Link
7	Okteto	Remote Development for Docker Compose	Install	Link
8	Ambassador Telepresence	Instantly bridge your workstation with Kubernetes clusters in the cloud	Install	Link
9	Snyk	Scan your remote or local image and detect any contained vulnerabilities	Install	Link
10	Slim.AI	Deep dive into the construction of your images. Know what's in your containers	Install	Link
11	Lacework Scanner	Minimize the vulnerabilities before the images go into production	Install	Link
12	Anchore	Content and security analysis for container images	Install	Link
13	Calyptia Core	Use Calyptia Core within Docker Desktop to manage observability	Install	Link
14	InterSystems	Access InterSystems Container Registry, public and private images of such products as IRIS and IRIS for Health and many others in one place	Install	Link
15	Ddosify	High-performance, open-source and simple load testing tool, written in Golang	Install	Link
16	OpenShift	Easily deploy and test applications onto OpenShift	Install	Link
17	Epinio	Push from source to Kubernetes in one step	Install	Link
18	Jfrog	Scan your Docker images for vulnerabilities with JFrog Xray.	Install	Link
19	vcluster	Manage your vclusters running on docker-desktop.	Install	Link
20	Newman	Run your Postman collections from Docker Desktop	Install	Link
21	Lens	Run Lens Kubernetes on your Docker Desktop	Install	Link
22	Microcks	API Mocking and Testing for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and AsyncAPI	Install	Link
23	Open Source management tool for PostgreSQL	Docker Extension for using an embedded PGAdmin4 Open Source management tool for PostgreSQL	Install	Link
24	Mini Cluster	"Mini Cluster" enables you run a local Apache Mesos cluster	Install	Link
25	Gosh	Build your decentralized and secure software supply chain with Docker and Git Open Source Hodler	Install	Link
26	Drone CI	Run Continuous Integration & Delivery Pipelines (CI/CD) from within Docker Desktop.	Install	Link
27	Aqua Trivy	Run unlimited vulnerability scans against remote or locally stored images	Install	Link
28	Meshery	Meshery is the open source, cloud native manager that enables the adoption, operation, and management of Kubernetes, any service mesh, and their workloads.	Install	Link
29	Oracle SQLcl client tool	Docker Extension for using an embedded version of Oracle SQLcl client tool	Install	Link
30	Tailscale	Tailscale lets you securely connect to your Docker containers without exposing them to the public internet.	Install	Link
31	Akita API	Drop in Agent for API Monitoring and Observability	Install	Link
32	Dive-In	Explore docker images, layer contents, and discover ways to shrink the size of your Docker/OCI image	Install	Link
33	Harpoon	Docker Extension for the No Code Kubernetes platform	Install	Link
34	Localstack	Extension of Localstack for Docker desktop	Install	Link
35	Alfresco Community	Alfresco Docker Extension	Install	Link
36	Kubescape	Kubescape is a multi-cloud Kubernetes and CI/CD security single pane of glass. Features include: risk analysis, security compliance, RBAC visualization, misconfiguration and image vulnerability scanning.	Install	Link
37	NebulaGraph	Easily deploy and test NebulaGraph, the Open-Source Distributed Graph Database	Install	Link
38	Gefyra	Gefyra's Docker extension to bridge running containers into Kubernetes clusters	Install	Link
39	Dockerfile-diff	Diff local or remotes images so you can more easily see the differences in their Dockerfiles	Install	Link
40	Dive Into Ansible	Run a Full Ansible Lab Environment within Docker Desktop!	Install	Link
41	Oracle SQLDeveloper Web	Docker Extension for using an embedded version of Oracle SQLDeveloper Web.	Install	Link

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S.No.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	Golang Playground	Golang playground in Docker Desktop	Install	Link
2	Swagger Editor	Swagger Editor Docker Extension for Docker Desktop	Install	Link
3	GitHub Registry	Docker Extension for Github Registry	Install	Link
4	Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir(LGTM)	OpenTelemetry enabled Grafana LGTM stack	Install	Link
5	Counter Extension	Counter extension Showcasing data persistency, backend commands, vanilla JS UI and Docker multistage builds	Install	Link
6	Bind mount Extension	Bind Mount Extension which bind a dir to the extension container and list the contents of the bind mounted file	Install	Link
7	Script2Extension	Turn any script into a Docker Extension in about 3 minutes	Install	Link
8	Request Mapper	Docker Desktop Request Mapper	Install	Link
9	Healthcheck UI	Docker Desktop Extension to show container healthchecks output	Install	Link
10	Graph View	Docker extensions that displays all your containers, volumes, images etc. in a network graph.	Install	Link
11	Async Studio	AsyncAPI studio Docker Extension for Docker Desktop	Install	Link
12	ImageSize Extractor	Docker Image Size Extractor Extension	Install	Link
13	Dockerfile Inspector	DockerFile Inspector Extension	Install	Link
14	JSON Cracker	Seamlessly visualize your JSON data instantly into graphs	Install	Link
15	Excalidraw	Excalidraw Docker Extension	Install	Link
16	n8n	n8n Workflow automation tool docker extension	Install	Link
17	FlameGraph	Flame Graph Extension	Install	Link
18	CTOai	CTO.ai turns any cloud infrastructure into a powerful custom PaaS so you can increase your teams CI/CD velocity by up to 200% without hiring more DevOps	Install	Link
19	Memgraph Docker Extension	Memgraph is a streaming graph application platform that helps you wrangle your streaming data, build sophisticated models you can query in real-time, and develop applications you never thought possible within a couple of days, not months. With Memgraph Docker Extension, now you can setup Memgraph platform in no seconds.		link
20	TrafficGuru	TrafficGuru is one stop GUI for cloud native traffic management of Service Mesh, Ingress, GatewayAPI, ELB, MCS, API management.		link
21	Pipy	Pipy is a programmable proxy for the cloud, edge and IoT.		link
22	Tachometer	Tachometer an example of a Docker extension		link

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	Docker Hub	Popularity
1	spurin/webden-extension	Open source mobile and tablet friendly alternative to JSFiddle and JSBin	Install

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	Lens Extension by Mirantis for Kubernetes	Developers can now conveniently access Kubernetes clusters in seconds within their familiar Docker Desktop environment	Install
2	Ambassador Labs Telepresence	Develop and test your Docker containers with Kubernetes	Install
3	AVENTER-UG/docker-mesos-extension	Apache Mesos Extension for Docker Desktop	Install
4	portainer/portainer-docker-extension:2.13.1	Docker container management made simple, with the world’s most popular GUI-based container management platform	Install
5	OpenShift Docker Extension	OpenShift Extension for Docker desktop	Install
6	splatform/epinio-docker-desktop	The Application Development Engine for Kubernetes	Install
7	meshery/docker-extension-meshery	Extends Docker Desktop’s position as the cloud native developer’s go-to Kubernetes environment with easy access to the next layer of cloud native infrastructure: service meshes	Install
8	loft-sh/vcluster-dd-extension	Manages vclusters quickly and easily through the Docker Desktop interface.	Install
9	spurin/k9s-dd-extension	k9s UI preconfigured to run against Docker Desktop Kubernetes	Install
10	AlfrescoLabs/alfresco-docker-extension	Single "Run" button to deploy Alfresco platform with Docker	Install
11	Gefyra Docker Extension	Blazingly-fast, rock-solid, local application development with Kubernetes
12	Mutagen-extension	Mutagen Docker Desktop Extension	Install
13	image-builder-extension	A PoC of an extension that provides the ability to create a container image graphically.		Link

.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	Boring Proxy	Boring Proxy Docker Extension		Link
2	Lambda Test Tunnel Extension	LambdaTest Tunnel Docker Extension helps to establish a secure connection for testing locally hosted pages & applications on LambdaTest	Install	Link

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	Docker Hub	Popularity
1	OracleXE 21c Docker Extension	Docker Extension for using OracleXE 21c	Install
2	Docker Extension for Percona Monitoring and Management	Docker Extension for Percona Monitoring and Management	Install
3	RedisInsight Docker Extension for Docker Desktop	RedisInsight Docker Extension	Install
4	SDW Docker Extension	SDW Docker Extension	Install
5	Mongo Express Docker Extension	Running Mongo DB as a Docker Extension
6	Neo4j Docker Extension	Running Neo4j as a Docker Extension	Install
7	Mongo Express	Docker Extension for creating and running an embedded instance of Mongo Express connected to any accessible MongoDB server.		Link
8	QuestDB	QuestDB Docker Extension		Link
9	OracleXE Docker Extension	Oracle XE extension for Docker Desktop		link
10	NebulaGraph Docker Extension	Easily deploy and test NebulaGraph, the Open-Source Distributed Graph Database	Install	Link

.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	Storj Docker Extension	A Resilient Cloud Object Storage with blazing Performance and Zero-trust Security.		Link

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	DockerHub/GitHub	Popularity
1	snyk/snyk-docker-desktop-extension	Docker Extension for running Snyk scan on images	Install	Link
2	slimdotai/dd-ext	Slim.AI Docker Extensions	Install	Link
3	jfrog/jfrog-docker-desktop-extension	🐸 Scans any of your local Docker images for security vulnerabilities 🐋	Install	Link
4	aquasecurity/trivy-docker-extension	Docker Extensions for Trivy	Install	Link
5	l6khq/lacework-docker-extension	Docker Image Scanner	Install	Link
6	supertokens-docker-extension	Supertokens Extension for Docker Desktop	Install	Link
7	deepfence/yarahunter-docker-extensionhttps	⛴️Docker extension for deepfence/YaraHunter🔎	Install	Link
8	deepfence/secretscanner-docker-extension	⛴️ Docker extension for deepfence/SecretScanner 🔐		Link
9	Crowdstrike-docker-extensiion	⛴️ CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company that provides endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response services. Its flagship product, the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and prevent cyber threats in real-time. The platform also provides detailed insights into attacker behavior and post-attack forensics to help organizations understand and respond to security incidents.		Link
10	kubescape/docker-desktop-extension	Kubescape is a multi-cloud Kubernetes and CI/CD security single pane of glass. Features include: risk analysis, security compliance, RBAC visualization, misconfiguration and image vulnerability scanning.	Install	Link
11	Let's Encrypt Docker Extension	Docker extension to get and renew Let's Encrypt certificates Resources		Link

.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	DockerHub	Popularity
1	docker/logs-explorer-extension	View all your container logs in one place so you can debug and troubleshoot faster	Install

.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	DockerHub	Popularity
1	Flappy Dock	A forked copy of nebez/floppybird	Install

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	uffizzi/docker-desktop-extension	Lets you create and manage full-stack previews in the cloud using a Docker Compose file	Install	Link
2	Mailhog	Mailhog Docker Extension		Link

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	kubesail/docker-extension	Self-hosting/running internet software on computers you own	Install	Link
2	spurin/diveintoansible-extension	Let's you create Ansible Lab Environment with an Ansible control node	Install	Link
3	Gefyra	Gefyra is a toolkit written in Python to organize a local development infrastructure in order to produce software for and with Kubernetes		Link

S.NO	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	GitHub	Popularity
1	loopDelicious/docker-extension	Postman collection run	Install	Link
2	samoht/docker-extension-ocaml	Docker Extensions in OCaml. OCaml is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language which extends the Caml dialect of ML with object-oriented features.		Link
3	felipecruz91/dotnet-api-docker-extension	A sample .NET 6 WebAPI used as a backend for a Docker Extension		Link
4	Hoppscotch Docker Extension	A Docker Extension for Hoppscotch		Link
5	faros-community-edition	BI, API and Automation layer for your Engineering Operations data		Link
6	Ngrok Docker Desktop Extension	Ngrok is a simplified API-first ingress-as-a-service that adds connectivity, security, and observability to your apps in one line		Link

 git clone https://github.com/<repo-name>/<name-of-your-extension>

Navigate into the cloned repository and run:

 make build-extension

The above command generates a Docker image named after the Docker Hub repository.

To install the extension in Docker Desktop, run:

 docker extension install <repo-name>/<name-of-your-extension>

You can also check that the extension has been installed successfully using the following CLI command:

 docker extension ls

 docker pull <Docker-Hub-username>/<image-name>

To install the extension in Docker Desktop, run:

 docker extension install <Docker-Hub-username>/<image-name>

Docker Extension for GOSH	Docker Extension for Slim.ai

Docker Extension for Snyk	Docker Extension for VMware Tanzu

Docker Extension for Anchore	Docker Extension for Okteto

Docker Extension for Uffizzi	Docker Extension for Meshery

Docker Extension for Trivy	Docker Extension for Telepresence

Docker Extension for Red Hat OpenShift	Docker Extension for JFrog

If you do get enough interest to build a Docker Extension, the team at Docker is available to support you. You can find us in the Docker Community Slack in #extensions, post issues on our SDK repo, or reach us via email extensions(AT)docker.com.

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